2006 Pride Mountain "Reserve" Sonoma/Napa Counties Claret
SKU #1072984
96 points
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The sensational 2006 Reserve Claret boasts an opaque purple color in addition to sweet notes of creme de cassis, flowers, charcoal, graphite, and espresso roast. Full-bodied with layers of depth and richness, moderately high but sweet tannins, and a terrific finish, it will be even better with 3-4 years of bottle age, and should last two decades. (RP)
(12/2009)
94 points
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
Good deep red-ruby. Sexy, very ripe, slightly high-toned aromas of sweet plum, tobacco leaf and minerals. Densely packed, sweet and voluptuous, with very ripe currant and plum flavors enlivened by strong graphite minerality. Impressively seamless and deep wine with terrific balance. Finishes very long and sweet. The fruit got riper up here in 2006 than in 2007, noted Johnson. The Merlot comes from the same source as the Vintner Select bottling, while the Cabernet Sauvignon is from the oldest block on the property, dating back to 1982. (ST)
(6/2010)
94 points
Wine Enthusiast
The Merlot that dominates this wine shows in the wealth of red and black cherries, but one-third Cabernet Sauvignon contributes its telltale signature of blackberries and black currants. New oak, however, dominates in the wine’s youth, giving caramel and roasted marshmallow flavors. Very fine, very concentrated and intense, and in need of cellaring. *Cellar Selection*
(5/2010)
91 points
Wine Spectator
Balances finesse with great structure, offering bold aromas of currant and espresso, with complex, layered flavors of black cherry, bittersweet chocolate and toasty oak. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. (TF, Web-2010)
